God is So Good to Me
© Copyright 1999 by Brother Bear

Written October 1998 - Feburary 1999

Verse 1
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Now I've been a believer all of my life. 
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Grown up in a Christian home; saved when I was five.
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I went to church every Sunday, and on Wednesday too.
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I've always thought I was a good boy, humble and true.  
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But I lived a lie. I's filthy inside.
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I was a dirt bag, a frown with a smile.
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I lived a death in my own prison, in chains to my own flesh.
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I didn't realize till I's fourteen how much sin hurts.


Chorus
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But/Yes/Oh, God is so good to me,
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and I  can't get it out of my head.
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God is so good to m--e,
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no, I can't get it out of my head.  
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S--o good.      So--o good.

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Verse 2
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I owed a debt I could not pay, not with my life.
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I deserved God's forsake for the kind of guy I's like.
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I should a been hung out to die a slow, painful death. My just sentence it was.
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I should have borne the scorn and rebuke from the ones I thought I loved.
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But Jesus paid my debt! He gave His life for me.
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Jesus was forsaken by God, all for me y' see.
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Jesus was hung out to die a slow painful death. To take my gnashing He chose.
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Jesus, He bore the scorn and rebuke, from the ones that He loved most.  



Verse 3
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Now, my friends, I'd like to tell you of the joy that came to me. 
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God gave me all the victory, set me absolutely free!  
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God gave me peace like a river. The love of God is sweet.
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I tell you this Bear's been forgiven. He doesn't have to weep.
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And prayer is so sweet! I love to talk to God.
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I love to read my Bible; speaks right to my heart.
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I see the wonder of those old hymns I now love; the power of praise in song. 
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I see what fun it is to commune with God, and live above what's wrong.



Coda (repeat as desired, then fade out)
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